Armed men take over business; abscond with cell phones

STOCKTON – Two men armed with semiautomatic handguns took over a business in the 6100 block of Pacific Avenue around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, police reported.

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STOCKTON – Two men armed with semiautomatic handguns took over a business in the 6100 block of Pacific Avenue around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, police reported.

As one of the suspects held a customer on the ground at gunpoint, the second suspect demanded money from a clerk, then forced the clerk into a storage room where he took an unknown number of cell phones, according to police.

When last seen, the suspects were fleeing northbound on Pacific, police reported.

One was described as 5 feet 7 inches and 200 pounds with a moustache, wearing dark aviator-style sunglasses and a blue hooded sweatshirt. The second man was described at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds with a red scarf hiding his face and wearing a red hooded sweatshirt.